Dr. Wilbur P. Thirkield served as head of the Theology Department of Gammon Theological Seminary of Clark University during 1883. He served in this capacity from 1883 to 1888. In 1888, The Reverend Thirkield was elected to be the first president...

The bulletin of Atlanta University was a publication sent to faculty, friend and alumni of the institution; Telling of the institution's progress and present needs. This issue is February 1906, no. 161.

George Freeman Bragg, Jr., was the twenty-year-old editor of the "Petersburg Lancet" when the cornerstone was laid for the new college in July 1883. His eighteen-year-old sister Carrie, was among the sixty-two students present on opening day on...

He was the first science teacher at the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute now Virginia State University. Mr. Colson was an 1883 graduate of Dartmouth College. He served as acting principal in 1885 replacing the first principal James...

Ida M. Harris was the first female administrator at what is now Virginia State University. She was originally from Fairfax County, Virginia. She was very involved in the development of African American Education in Virginia after the War of the...

Delegate Peter J. Carter 1844-1888, was born a slave in Northhampton County, Virginia. He was elected first Rector of the Board of Visitors of Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute on February 15, 1883.

Minutes of the first meeting of the Board of Visitors for the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute held on February 15, 1883 at 1:30 pm in the House of Delegates building in Richmond, Virginia. Delegate Peter Carter was elected rector,...

When the cornerstone for the main building was laid in July of 1883, there was a program which included a parade to the campus by different organizations. Included in this parade were several of the black militia units. The unit shown here was...

Susie Hill was in the first class of the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute on October 1, 1883. She was one of seven daughters of John Henry and Rosetta Hill. She was 20 years old and had been born in Canada.

Nelly Hill was in the first class of the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute on October 1, 1883. She was one of seven daughters of John Henry and Rosetta Hill. She was 17 years old and had been born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Laura Hill was in the first class of the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute on October 1, 1883. She was one of seven daughters of John Henry and Rosetta Hill. She was 19 years old and had been born in Canada.

Leather Bound With Title on Spine, Minute Book of Faculty of Lincoln University. Pages 1-15 are hand-numbered. Cattered Blank Pages. Some Items are Inserted and Pasted in. Microfilming and Digitization of This Document Was Funded By a Grant From...

Dr. Walker (Founder, Teacher And President) Was Elected As A Teacher of Paine Institute, July 17, 1883. He Was Elected To Succeed Dr. Callaway As Second President In 1884, And Remained President Until His Death, May 17, 1911. Under His...

The bulletin of Atlanta University was a publication sent to faculty, friends and alumni of the institution; Telling of the institution's progress and present needs. This issue is December 1899, no. 105.